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2013 Hall of Fame Inductee
Eli Zaret
Detroit’s first FM sportscaster in 1974 at WABX. In 1979, became America’s first nationally syndicated FM sportscaster for ABC-FM network. Began TV career at WDIV in Detroit in 1980 and hosted America’s first locally produced half-hour Major League Baseball pregame show. Leaving Detroit in 1986, Zaret became lead sports anchor at WABC-TV in New York. Back in Detroit from 1988-1995, Zaret was lead sports anchor at WJBK and hosted the Emmy-winning “Eli and Denny” show from 1997-2004. Created and hosted the “Lockeroom” with Kirk Gibson and Gary Danielson on WDIV, Fox Sports Detroit, and WXYT. Between 2005-2011, was Detroit Pistons TV host and sideline reporter. Author of three books and winner of five Michigan TV Emmy Awards. Inducted 2013
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